Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, the ministry's permanent secretary, took over as head of the ministry after Dr. Betta Edu, the minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation, was suspended.
His actions
are in accordance with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's direction. Edu was
banned on Monday due to allegations that he had transferred public cash
into personal accounts.
Enitan took
over after receiving a letter on Monday night from the OSGF, the Office
of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, indicating his
assumption of duty.
Remember that the suspended
minister was given instructions to "hand over to the permanent
secretary of the federal ministry of humanitarian affairs and poverty
alleviation, and she is further directed by the President to fully
cooperate with the investigating authorities as they conduct their
investigation" by the President, via his Special Adviser, Media and
Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
“Furthermore,
the President has tasked a panel that is headed by the coordinating
minister of the economy and minister of finance to, among other
functions, conduct a comprehensive diagnosis on the financial
architecture and framework of the social investment programmes, with a
view to conclusively reforming the relevant institutions and programmes
in a determined bid to eliminate all institutional frailties for the
exclusive benefit of disadvantaged households and win back lost public
confidence in the initiative.’’
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